Annual Benefit Gathering
December 6, 2025 @ 5:00PM — 9:00PM Pacific Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Mendocino Grove: 9601 CA-1 Mendocino, CA 95460 Get Directions
Support Noyo Food Forest
Mingle with Noyo Food Forest board members and learn about what’s 'growing' at the Learning Garden. Enjoy the beautiful Mendocino Grove setting, cozy ambiance, and the warmth of community.
Evening's Activities:
- A festive cocktail hour with appetizers created by Chef Marc Dym, local wines & beer with Drew Brews
- Music with Alejandro Yañez
- Wreath-making with Elk Native Florals
- Dinner by Paella del Reyes
- Dessert created by Trillium Cafe, coffee & tea station
- An exciting live auction supporting our work
Stay the Night Under the Redwoods:
- Offered at a discounted rate of $125
- 100% proceeds benefit Noyo Food Forest.
- Local? treat yourself to a staycation.
- Visiting the Mendo Coast? BOOK NOW!
- Email- admin@noyofoodforest.org to reserve your tent!!!
Mendocino Grove is offering fully-furnished standard GLAMPING tents for the night.
🌲 Cozy canvas tents, twinkle lights, heated beds, and hot showers surrounded by nature. It's the perfect way to fully experience this magical coastal retreat while supporting local food sovereignty and education. mendocinogrove.com
Purpose of our Annual Benefit:
The Noyo Food Forest Annual Benefit is one of our two main fundraisers of the year. For nearly 20 years, community support has been the heart of how the Learning Garden continues to thrive and grow.
Your participation directly sustains our mission — providing hands-on student education in regenerative and sustainable agriculture, fostering food sovereignty, and strengthening the connection between local food, our schools, and our community. We grow food for FBUSD's cafeterias where 100% of students qualify for free lunch- we are honored to be a part of this.
Through programs like our Student Internship Program and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), as well as our partnership with the Fort Bragg Unified School District to deliver produce grown right on the high school campus, we are cultivating the next generation of growers and leaders in food sustainability.
When you attend, donate, or sponsor this event, you’re helping us continue this essential work — nurturing both the land and the community that depends on it.